Ben Gordon and Vernon Macklin were on a basketball court Tuesday afternoon. But the Pistons weren't there to play ball. They were at Detroit's new Volunteers of America facility donating turkeys in hopes of helping 100 families eat this Thanksgiving. [Detroit Free Press]

When multiple surgeries to both knees forced Roy Rogers to quit playing at 30, coaching wasn’t the first thing that crossed his mind as a next phase of life. A few months later, he found himself on a D-League bench. Meet one of Lawrence Frank’s assistants as Keith Langlois starts a series on the Pistons staff for True Blue Pistons. [Pistons.com]

Competitive balance is almost certainly a fleeting unicorn in NBA lockout talks, but the league can achieve a stronger pay-for-production paradigm. Why isn't David Stern selling fans on that aspect? [SB Nation]

Pistons Strength and Conditioning Coach, Arnie Kander, walks you through a quick, but very important routine to prepare you for a run. [Pistons.com]

In the inaugural installment of NBA Lockout Laboratory, a series that answers basketball questions through simulations of the video game NBA 2K12, Jon Bois attempts to answer the question: Is being tall the only thing that matters in basketball? [SB Nation]

With all the accusations and rebuffs from both sides and the filing of complaints and lawsuits, the race to save the NBA season seems all but lost. But Ken Berger says veteran deal-maker Jim Quinn is now on the case. [CBS Sports]